Rising Spirits Contest invites entries of short fiction, nonfiction, poetry & youth entiries

The 2019/20 Rising Spirits Creative Writing contest invites Ontario residents to submit their short stories (fiction and non-fiction) and poetry. Deadline for submissions is October 31^st, 2019. The winners will have their work published in our annual anthology and be presented with awards and prizes at the Awards Celebration which will be held on Sunday, February 23 at The Old Winery in beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake.

We are excited to announce that our judge for this year’s contest is Brian Henry, celebrated book editor, writer, creative writing instructor, and publisher of Canada's most popular blog for writers – Quick Brown Fox.  Mr. Henry will also provide a written comments on the pieces submitted by the winners.

Cash prizes for 4 Writing Categories (Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, and Youth)

1^st Place - $250

2^nd Place - $100

3^rd Place -    $50

Over the past seven years, The Rising Spirits Awards Celebration has grown into an extraordinary community event with storytelling, music, wine, and special guest speakers.

Contest details and entry forms are available at www.notlwriterscircle.com

See Brian Henry’s schedule here, including writing workshops, weekly writing classes, and weekend retreats in, Bolton, Barrie, Brampton, Burlington, Caledon, Collingwood, Cambridge, Georgetown, Georgina, Guelph, Hamilton, Jackson’s Point, Kingston, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Midland, Mississauga, Oakville, Ottawa, Peterborough, St. Catharines, Saint John, NB, Sudbury, Toronto, Windsor, Woodstock, Halton, Muskoka, Peel, Simcoe, York Region, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.